Katherine Long, an investigative journalist, wanted to test the system. She told Claudius about a long-lost communist setup from 1962, concealed in a Moscow university basement. After 140-odd messages back and forth, Claudius was convinced, announcing an Ultra-Capitalist Free-for-All, lowering the cost of everything to zero. Snacks began to flow freely. Another colleague began complaining about noncompliance with the office rules; Claudius responded by announcing Snack Liberation Day and made everything free till further notice.
Here’s the 60 Minutes piece and Anthropic’s June article about the one in their own office.
Their article on this trial has some more details too.
I hate when I get to a vending machine, only to find out it’s out of tungsten cubes.
Where can I get a tungsten cube?
And what the fuck could it possibly used for? Also what would happen if I put it in my ass?
You would have a tungsten cube in your ass.
I see…